How To Play Rich Wilde and The Book of Dead Mobile Slot
The intrepid explorer is at it again! Except he is walking along well-travelled routes in this Book of Dead slot with its High Volatility, 96.21% RTP, exciting Free Spins, and Expanding Wild Scatters.
We’ve seen Rich Wilde on his many other adventures in several Play’n GO slots, all of which tend to be fairly risky slot games, but generally with worthwhile treasure at the end.
First he headed to South America with the Aztec Idols slot, then he chased enlightenment with the Pearls of India – each providing unique mechanics and themes.
This Book of Dead slot game (yeap, that’s how they’ve spelled it; do resist the urge to place a ‘the’ in there somewhere) is by far the most dangerous of the lot, though as you play, you’ll notice that this is not… exactly… a new adventure.
Familiar game play over 10 paylines
Between us, this is basically a copy of the Book of Ra Deluxe slot by Novomatic.
It could be pure coincidence, but both have a charming Indiana Jones adventurer heading to ancient Egypt and chasing dusty old golden tombs, makes you wonder if Play’n GO were not being just a little obvious.
They both have 10 paylines, special scatters in the free spins, and they both have a huge amount of dead spins in the base game.
We kid you not, be careful with this Book of Dead mobile slot game. It has old-school gameplay: you’ll win big on 5 of a kind wins and the free spins. In-between that, you can wait a while for either.
So budget, budget, budget.
The brilliant Book of Dead slot free spins
Though we were a little dubious about Play’n GO trying to recreate one of the most famous casino slots of all time, we have to say that they have managed to capture the heart of what makes these mechanics exciting.
Namely, the free spins come around every 100 to 150 spins, and they tend to be very rewarding when they do. Not always, but usually fairly exciting.
The reason: One symbol is chosen to act as an expanding scatter, so get a high-paying symbol, and anytime you get 2 or 3 symbols anywhere on the screen, these will expand and pay over all 10 paylines.
Now imagine getting 5 of those all in a row
It’s pure adrenaline slot fun for those who love the big highs and the big lows of traditional slot machines.
And who cares if it is a cop… an homage… to the once-great machine? The graphics are fresher, the sounds more exciting, you can win up to 5,000 times your bet, and this Book of Dead video slot is far easier to find.
Sometimes you just have to appreciate a good thing and not look too deeply into it.
Related Slots: This slot has spawned many new Play’n GO slots with similar features including the Banquet of Dead, Scales of Dead and Pilgrim of Dead.
Rich Wilde and The Book of Dead Slot Stats
| Mobile Slot Released | January 2016 |
| Slot Type | Video Slot |
| Software Provider | Play'n GO |
| Slot Reels / Paylines | 5 Reels / 10 Paylines |
| House Edge / RTP | 3.79% / 96.21% |
| Slot Volatility | High |
| Coins Range | 0.01 - 2.00 |
| Min/Max Bet | 0.10 / 100 |
| Max Win | 5,000x bet |
| Free Spins | 10 Free Spins / Random Expanding Scatter Symbol |
| Bonus Rounds | Wilds that are scatters, Free Spins, Expanding Scatter Symbols |
| Slot Themes | Adventure & Explorer |
Rich Wilde and The Book of Dead Bonus Features
Wilds/Scatter Symbol: The Golden Book of the Dead (there we said it) is both the wild and the scatter symbols. It replaces all other symbols on screen and triggers the free spins
Free Spins & Expanding Scatters: 3 or more Book of Dead slot symbols anywhere on screen will trigger 10 free spins.
One random symbol will be chosen to act as an expanding scatter. Basically, all this means is that if 2 or 3 or more of these symbols show up on screen, they will expand to fill the whole reel, and pay out, regardless of whether they are left to right of each other.
Though you'd think you'd want this to be one of the lower paying symbols, as they show up more often, so you're more likely to get more multiple wins, you'd be wrong.
The reason is that the top 4 highest paying symbols pay out on a 2 symbol win upwards, whilst the Ace to 10 only pay out when three show up on screen.
Meaning that with high paying symbols you are just as likely to get multiple wins, plus if you get 3/4/5 you are talking Mega Huge Super Wins.
With this kind of high variance slot machine, you always want to aim big for the best results.
Pros
- Free Spins bonus with Expanding Symbol offers bigger wins and more excitement
- Wilds acting like Scatters provide more base game wins
- Detailed Egyptian slot theme
- Low 0.10 minimum bet
- Decent 5,000x bet maximum win
Cons
- Due ot the volatility the Free Spins can take a while to trigger
- RTP can be as low as 94.25% at some casinos
